Paris France - Aug 4th - Aug 8th Date(s): August 30, 2016. Album by Dave Cresswell. 1 - 241 of 241 Total. 45 Visits.
1 The view from our hotel room - the Pullman Hotel
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25 The Paris Opera House, I can hear the Phantom from here!
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51 Place de Saint Michel in the Latin Quarter just across the Seine from the Notre Dame Cathedral
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80 The Eiffel Tower in the background viewed from the Pont Neuf.
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110 Paris City Hall on Isle de Ville in the middle of the Seine.
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118 It's hard to see, but there is a shell (pock) mark in the wall behind that iron gate. If you look up, you can see these in lots of places around Paris.
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122 The upper facade of the Notre Dame Cathedral
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130 The incredible iron work on the doors of the Notre Dame Cathedral
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134 It was a Sunday, so there is a Mass underway.
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141 Monument to Joan of Arc
142 One of the 2 "Rose Windows" in Notre Dame
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146 Oneof the more than 30 small chapels off the main naive of Notre Dame
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150 Another look at the incredible iron work on the massive wooden doors to the cathedral
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156 The city imports sand and beach chairs to create a "beach" on the Seine for residents
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162 Gates to the Luxembourg Palace and Gardens in Paris
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166 First glimpse of Les Deux Magots cafe (on this trip!)
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171 Typical vending stalls along the edge of the Seine. Historically, used book sellers (but now lots of stuff)
172 One end of the North Wing of the Louvre Museum.
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176 Heading out on a water tour of the Seine through Paris
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186 The beautiful art that adorns the Pont Neuf
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190 The western most end of the Isle de Ville in the middle of the Seine where the Notre Dame Cathedral sits.
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195 Residents relax along the Seine.
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202 Great view of the Notre Dame cathedral from the Seine heading east.
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208 And the eastern most tip of the Isle de Ville as we travel east up the Seine
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217 Yup - carrying freight up the Seine through Paris.
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219 Orsee Museum (was a train station but was too small by the time it was finished)
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222 Quite a few "house barges" moored all along the Seine (and later - the Rhone).
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227 A water view of the Pont Neuf.
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233 Residential building on Rue de Suffren in Paris
234 Warm buckwheat crepe with blue Gorgonzola and Brie cheese - yummy
